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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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My Custom side mirror mounts

Since day one, I hated those damn SUV style mirrors. Since Craft Square are taking a while to come out with mirrors for the Evo 10, I decided to modify my old Craft Square mirror from my Evo 9.



As engineer/designer for Northrop Grumman, I designed my own custom side mounts



After machining



Craft Square mirror from my old Evo 9



I picked up some used Evo10 side mirrors and hacked off the mounts



Sanded the mounts flat



At work I filled the side mounts with composite filler and reinforced with carbon fiber. ..Sorry no pics taken at work....now heres the final product











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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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Wow great job, that looks so clean!!
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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very cool
nice work
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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you are the best, they look better then all the mirrors i have seen, make me a set, lol
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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sorry for hijacking your thread, but if you have aftermarket side mirrors can you still control them electronically?
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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^^ these are manually adjusted mirrors.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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thats some mad skillz...
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Sell me those. I want the whole setup...tell me how much and I'll send the $$ right now

(Great job )
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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that is some awesome work!
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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Thats some high tech stuff! Nicely done.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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nice work
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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Patent that stuff! Make some money.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Great work man, I work with Solidworks everyday also!
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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those are clean
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Patent that stuff! Make some money.
best idea but the only thing he can patent is the bracket right? great idea nonetheless.
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